Figures Of Speech Quiz 10 (60 MCQs)

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1. What is the figure of speech in which non-human or non-living things are spoken about as if they are human? (REM)
2. The deafening silence drove the man crazy.This is an example of which literary device
3. She's as skinny as a toothpick. Which is the figure of speech here?
4. What figure of speech was used in this sentence:My father was the sun and the moon to me.
5. ..... ! I heard my sister crying after the sad movie.
6. He received a mortal wound.
7. Which figure of speech is the author using?"The moon was playing hide and seek with the clouds"
8. Which figure of speech gives of human qualities to non-human things.
9. The brown grass was begging for water.
10. Identify the figure of speech shown in the sentence."I'd move mountains for her."
11. The rain gently kissed my cheeks.What does the personification mean in this sentence?
12. She is as lovely as an angel.
13. Choose the definition of:Metaphor
14. Life is a bowl of cherries
15. "My conscience hath a thousand several tongues, And every tongue brings in a several tale, And every tale condemns me for a villain."The above example reveals which figure of speech?
16. The teacher told us the test would be a piece of cake, but I disagree.What does the idiom "a piece of cake" mean?
17. The loud sound created an earthquake inside the room.
18. But when the trees bow down their heads
19. What is the figure of speech called when you make a direct comparison without using the words 'like' or 'as'?
20. I am dying because of boredom is an example of:
21. Which quality is given to an inanimate object, through the use of personification?
22. What does the quote below mean?"Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven't planted."
23. Which figure of speech exaggerates or overstates something for emphasis?
24. The world does not care to hear your sad stories.
25. Allow me, It's easy as ABCD
26. I hear you, words, loud as searoar's
27. There is no "Open Sesame" to the treasure of knowledge.
28. It is a figure of speech that compares two unrelated objects or ideas without the use of as or like.
29. Let's just say that Bozo the Clown is not the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree.
30. She forgot her homework four days in a row and felt as flaky as a snowstorm.
31. How is a metaphor different than a simile?
32. Jenny and Tom are cats and dogs whenever they fight.
33. Her happiness overweighed her heavy heart. What figure of speech was used here?
34. Life is a beach!
35. Which figure of speech is used when a speaker say something which the intended meaning is the opposite?
36. She ran like a horse is an example of which figure of speech?
37. Which of the following statement is a personification?
38. The world is a stage.
39. Which of these creates a stronger comparison?
40. Metaphor is when you compare two things using like or as.
41. Here are the rules:Ignore all rules.
42. In a TV show I saw a flying carpet.(Mark the figure of speech)
43. Identify the figure of speech in these lines:He will have to learn, I know, that all men are not just, all men are not true.
44. Your explanation is as clear as mud. Which is the Figure of Speech used here?
45. Choose the Figure of speech used in the following sentence."My dog is telling me to start dinner."
46. Does your mother cook the fried rice? It looks delicious.
47. "Filipinos are like the stars. They still find ways to shine even in their dark moments." This is an example of what figure of speech?
48. Choose the Figure of speech used in the following sentence."Joey's car swerved off the freeway with a screech."
49. Which among the following pair of ideas that do not match?
50. I've heard that joke a billion times, but it still cracks me up!
51. "The pink hair kills the demons"
52. What figure of speech is used in the sentence below:Last night's dinner was so good, and I ate like a pig!
53. The earth laughs beneath my heavy feet at the blasphemy in old jangly walk.
54. Knowing the type of figure of speech is more important than understanding the meaning of the figure of speech.
55. 'Economical with the truth' instead of 'liar.
56. Writers often use this figure of speech for emphasis or to be funny.
57. "Ribbit!" the frog said to the snake. "You must let me pass!" is an example of what two types of figurative language?
58. 'Letting you go' instead of 'firing you.'
59. Choose the correct option- "I love getting into bed, I feel as snug as a bug in a rug"
60. A man looked out of the window to see the storm intensify. He turned to his friend and said "Wonderful weather we're having!"